Hairpin



April 24, 1928-.

1,667,310 S. O. CLAYTOR HAIRPIN Filed A112. 5. 1926 Men 7-:

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Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

SIERY OWEN CLAYTOR, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed August 5, 1926. Serial No. 127,270.

This invention relates to hairpins, and has for an object to provide a hairpin that will be retained securely in place in the hair.

A further object is to provide a hairpin which will securely engage bobbed hair and remain in position therein.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation. of a hairpin which embodies the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the legs, and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a modification.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the hairpin is formed of wire of suitable diameter and stiffness, and has a head 5 and legs 6, which may be parallel or may be diverging) as shown. Each of legs 6 is divided into an upper portion 7 and a lower portion 8. Between the upper and lower portions, and formed integral therewith, is a narrow loop 9, formed by bending portion 7 upwardly at 10, then downwardly at 11 and inwardly and downwardly at 12 to bring the lower portion 8 into approximate alinement with the upper portion 7. Loops 9 may be oppositely twisted, as shown in Fig. 1, or they may be simple loops, as in Fig. 3. Between upper portion 7 and loop 9, there is formed a slot 13 of substantially uniform width, the lower end of which, so far as practicable, is square and abrupt rather than tapered, so as to avoid pinching the hair between contiguous strands of wire.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the wire is bent upwardly and outwardly at 14,

then downwardly and inwardly at 15, fO1'111- ing a narrow loop 16 and a tapered slot 17 At 18, the wire is turned into approximate alinement with upper portion 7.

In use, the hairpin is inserted in the hair in such manner as to caus strands of hair to be engaged and compressed in slots 13 or 17, thereby preventing the pin from moving either upwardly (toward the head), downwardly or outwardly along the length of the hairs. The lower portions 8 are necessary to prevent outward movementot the hairpin by pivoting about bends 10 or 14. Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A wire hairpin having a head portion and two legs, each of said legs comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, said portions being integrally joined by a twisted loop extending from the junction of said portions toward said headand spaced from said upper portions to form slots adapted to receive strands of hair in con'lpressive engagement.

2. A wire hairpin for bobbed hair, com prising ahead portion and two legs, each of said legscomprising an upperportion and a lower portion in substantial alinement therewith, said upper and lower portions being integrally joined by twisted loops extending from the junction of said portions toward said head and spaced from said upper portions to form slots of substantially uniform width adapted to receive strands of hair in compressive engagement.

S. OWEN CLAYTOR. 

